Category: Stuff I Wrote
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What to do if you find a shipwreck and other practical advice I wrote this week
I had a great time writing about what to do if you find a shipwreck over at PopSci. The good news: it’s not impossible! The bad news:…
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Oh No There’s an AI Clippy Now (and other stuff I wrote this week)
I regret to inform you that someone made an actual AI Clippy. The application, which is more art project than useful application, run an actual local…
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Dishwashers are great and other stuff I wrote this week
I think dishwashers are great, so I wrote about the science of why you should use your dishwasher over at PopSci. It’s easier to do and better…
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The End of Windows 10 is coming (and other stuff I wrote this week)
More people use Windows 10 than Windows 11, but later this year Windows 10 will stop getting security updates. What does that mean? I explained…
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Transcribing UFO letters to the government (and other stuff I wrote)
I had a lot of fun learning how to volunteer online for The National Archive. I spent a few hours transcribing letters by a man who…
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See What’s On Your Hard Drive and Other Stuff I Wrote This Week
Over at WIRED I wrote a quick guide to visualizing what’s taking up room on your hard drive. I hope this empowers people to track down the large…
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Stay private while browsing and other stuff I wrote this week
Last week I explained how to tell if Jeffery Goldberg, Editor of the The Atlantic, is is your group chat, which is obviously among he most…
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The lost art of cleaning out your feeds and other stuff I wrote this week
I regularly go through everyone I’m following on social media and remove accounts I’m not enjoying or learning from anymore. I’ve been doing this for…
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Playing modern games on an ancient TV and other stuff I wrote
I recently wrote about why new tech only feels good for a short time over at PopSci. It’s a little bit outside my wheelhouse—it’s about tech, yes, but…
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Blurring out distractions and other stuff I wrote this week
This week, over at Lifehacker, I tried a simple Mac application that blurs all but the currently open window. I find it sincerely useful when I’m trying…